Big Ten Week 9 Picks

Just two weeks left in the Big Ten race as all teams jockey for Big Ten tourney seeding and look to improve their NCAA tourney resume. I went 8-4 last week putting me at 75-26 through eight weeks.

Tuesday
Wisconsin @ Maryland: Pick: Wisconsin

Wednesday
Indiana @ Northwestern: Pick: Indiana
Illinois @ Iowa: Pick: Iowa

Thursday
Minnesota @ Michigan St: Pick: Michigan St
Nebraska @ Ohio St: Pick: Ohio St
Rutgers @ Purdue: Pick: Purdue

Saturday
Michigan @ Maryland: Pick: Maryland
Iowa @ Penn St: Pick: Penn St
Northwestern @ Illinois: Pick: Illinois

Sunday
Michigan St @ Wisconsin: Pick: Wisconsin
Purdue @ Ohio St: Pick: Ohio St

Standings: The key at the top this week is the Maryland Vs Wisconsin game, the first game of the week. If Wisconsin wins, they will clinch the Big Ten title with 12 whole days to go, if Maryland wins, they keep themselves alive, though Wisconsin would still have a pretty overwhelming lead. In other news, the cluster that has inhabited the 2-8 slots all season has FINALLY cleared up a little bit as the 2-4 slots have separated themselves through the 5-8 slots. Remember, the top 4 seeds get a double bye in the big ten tourney, while the 5-8 seeds get a 1st round bye.

1. Wisconsin: 13-1
2. Maryland: 10-4
3. Michigan St: 10-4
4. Purdue: 10-4
5. Indiana: 9-6
6. Ohio St: 8-6
7. Iowa: 8-6
8. Illinois: 7-7
9. Michigan: 7-8
10. Minnesota: 5-10
11. Nebraska: 5-10
12. Northwestern: 4-10
13. Penn St: 3-12
14. Rutgers: 2-13